Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound: s… sun. Match it with a picture or a letter that starts the same way. For x, listen to the end of the word: fo-x, bo-x.
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- 1.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) tub
- 3.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) soap (b) window (c) tooth
- 4.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) turkey (c) up
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tent
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) tooth (c) fox
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) violin
- 10.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) violin
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) van (c) yarn
- 13.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 14.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) ox (c) tiger
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) soap
- 18.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) window (c) zebra
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) window (c) box
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) zero
- 21.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) van (c) up
- 22.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) ten
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) torch (c) volcano
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 25.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) window (c) turtle
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) up (c) watch
- 29.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) wave (c) volcano
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) watch (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) volcano
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 34.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) saw
- 35.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) six (b) sun (c) watch
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) sock
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 38.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) wolf
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) ten
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) wolf
Answer key
- t
- umbrella
- tooth
- u
- up
- zip
- zero
- fox
- sock
- six
- violin
- van
- t
- six
- ox
- z
- soap
- zebra
- box
- zero
- van
- ten
- volcano
- z
- t
- wolf
- turtle
- watch
- turkey
- wave
- six
- wave
- s
- yo-yo
- watch
- zebra
- sun
- volcano
- ten
- yarn
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